After studying at the
University of East Africa in
Kampala, Uganda, Mittelman obtained his doctorate from
Cornell University in 1971. Subsequently, he was a professor at
Columbia University; the
University of Denver, where he served as dean of the
Graduate School of International Studies (today the Korbel School) from 1983 to 1987; and the
City University of New York, where he was dean of the Faculty of Social Science,
Queens College from 1987 to 1991. Mittelman also has held teaching and research appointments in
Japan,
Mozambique,
Singapore,
South Africa, and
Uganda. In addition, he held the Pok Rafeah Chair in International Studies from 1997 to 1999 at the
National University of Malaysia, was a member of the
Institute for Advanced Study from 1998 to 1999 in
Princeton, New Jersey, and is currently an Honorary Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies at the
University of Helsinki. Mittelman has also served as the founding Director of the International Studies Program from 1981 to 1983 at
The City College of the City University of New York, founding Chair of the Department of Comparative and Regional Studies from 1992 to 1994 at
American University, and Vice President of the
International Studies Association (ISA) from 2006 to 2007. In 2010, Mittelman was named the recipient of the ISA's Distinguished Scholar Award in International Political Economy, and in 2015 he was selected as an honoree of the ISA Global South Caucus. His books and articles have been translated into several languages, including
Chinese,
Japanese,
Portuguese, and
Spanish. == Research interests ==